If you're new here, it might be worth starting at the beginning to find out what you're letting yourself in for! The Pansy Genesis - Where it all started
So we start looking for a Scottish MFV for Liveaboard conversion and end up on a mission to restore and live with a 70 year old Motor Fifie that someone else had started converting. Bear with it, there's a few useful pearls of wisdom in here somewhere for those of a boaty disposition
Feel free to get in touch with any queries or post comments, we've probably got heaps more info that we've just plain forgot to stick on here

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yes, I know, its been ages. Been doing my bestest ostrich impression and hoping everything will just magic itself back together again. Well, that obviously ain't gonna happen, so, new year, time to get my finger out, fabricate a devise to make time… more »

just a quick peek at how sexy those lines are - yes she is now very very clear of the water courtesy of the world most expensive speak you weight machine - hire a 100 ton crane and shout at the driver "how heavy is she" and he shouts the answer!qucik p… more »

Or was it J'accuse? Its been a stressful week. Where we left her drying was not a kind place to leave a boat, so she picked up a few scars. High water today was high enough to shift her a few yards to somewhere much more suitable for a few more da… more »

Oh Dear - its been a long time!I'm convinced Pansy read my last blog post, the one where I declared her door sale to any insane person with a big heart, that is preferably already divorced, and has a huge pair of rose tinted spectaclesConvinced b… more »

remiss of me not to have stuck my head in here for a bit - apologiesyup, I'm still alive, have regained my sight but have been suffering an extra large portion of 'Life' recently so have done bugger all boat wise.Started another business, which,… more »

When its a power tool - obviously.Make the most of the nice spring weather, had another day of doing. Now the delicate nature of the residents around the amrina is such that the sue of power tools is strictly verboten on sunday.So being consider… more »

Like all Scientific experiments, in order to hold true, you must be able to recreate the experiment. So what the hell, time for some more of the groovy plank dance.This time though, its was a case of one plank off and 2 planks on! Whipped the last… more »

Another day another plank. to be precise 2 planks forwards one plank back. Gonna take one of the planks back off I did today and start again. I said lots of bad words :'(One or 2 of the passers by were amused, the one I threw the hammer at for sta… more »

Blimey, its been ages!Finally a dry day, somewhere above freezing, so time to get back to it. Although it nearly didn't happen. I was away with the fairies this morning and happily pumped 50 quids worth of unleaded into the Land Rover before I rememb… more »